GRE Word List
SUSTENANCE
means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
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| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
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| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
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| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |